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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Pineapple doesn't make poop taste different, what it does is help digest protein and so that the poop has no undigested protein in it making it less appetizing. Pineapple contains bromelain a meat tenderizer. Same reason you can’t use pineapple in gelatin, it breaks down the protein and jello won’t firm up. Not all dogs eat poop for the undigested protein, but this is one reason. Other reasons could be boredom and some dogs, if too harshly scolded for pooping in the wrong place will “hide the evidence”. When a puppy does it, they often outgrow it with no treatment, but it’s a pretty easy fix to add pineapple or switch to an easier to digest food. |
Thanks for the information. She and I weren't quite sure why the pineapple was suggested so perhaps we assumed, so this is good to know. My pup never goes near his poo once he does it (he uses outside) but her pup is an indoor pup so it could very well have been boredom or something.